The song was, "Find Yourself Somebody to Love," and 30 or more couples took their places as movers and shakers at the dance pavilion at Pen Mar Park.

They also waltzed to the tunes of the Ray Birely Orchestra and with swingin' jitterbug music, the dancers let loose, twirled and whirled.

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More than 2,000 people came out for the annual commemoration of the park's 1977 reopening, said Lori Taylor, parks coordinator for Washington County Department of Recreation and Parks.

"Everybody's Day is a picnic for everybody - entertainment for children as well as older people - a tradition that's been going on for years at the county's most beautiful park," said Rachel Mobley, administrative assistant for Washington County Department of Recreation and Parks

"We try and get that old feeling back for the day, and I think we do it," Taylor said.

Benjamin Kauffman and partner Myrtle Seville left the dance floor and then talked about going back.

"It's a lot of fun. If I was a lot younger - I didn't start out soon enough," said Kauffman, 82, from Fayetteville, Pa. "I've got a knee replacement. Got to get it loosened up now and then, and have a little fun while I can."

Seville, 68, said she started dancing with Kauffman about four years ago. This year is her third year at Pen Mar.

"It's a happy occasion, and friendly," said Seville, of Chambersburg, Pa., while resting between dances. "Everybody does everything different. But you've got to dance to the beat. You can do anything you want to if you dance to the beat."

Far behind the pavilion, another type of dancing was going on.

A huge white tepee was the gathering spot for Native American history enthusiasts watching performances by the Potamac Indian Dancers of Explorer Post No. 2.

Melvin and Naomi Brucksch came straight from Mountain Church in Joppa, Md., and relaxed in lawn chairs near the edge of the overlook.

"We always enjoy the band, and it's such a nice, clean park," said Naomi Brucksch.

The Bruckschs, of Abingdon, Md., said they've enjoyed the park for a half century.

"The best thing they started was when they got people to donate the benches - we used to have to sit on the grass," said Melvin Brucksch. "People come for the memories ... when we were young and the friends we were with."